Apr 2023
Overconfidence leads to risky behavior, including when people are around guns. Does overconfidence also shape attitudes about gun ownership and use? We evaluate this possibility by conducting…
Feb 2023
We develop a quantitative theory of prices in firm-to-firm trade with bilateral negotiations and two-sided market power. Markups reflect oligopoly and oligopsony forces, with relative bargaining…
Dec 2022
The number of femicides in a district decreases by about 10 percent the year a female Representative is elected, but we find no effect on rapes. Looking at the entire duration of the term, the effect…
Dec 2022
El año en que una mujer resulta elegida congresista la cifra de feminicidios en un distrito disminuye cerca de un 10%, pero no se observa ningún efecto en el número de víctimas de violaciones. Al…
Nov 2022
Intra-firm trade, from parents to affiliates, has been combined with standard models of multinational production (MP) to deliver gravity-style predictions for foreign affiliates' sales.…
Nov 2022
We evaluate the aggregate and distributional effects of climate change mitigation policies using a multi-sector equilibrium model with intersectoral input-output linkages and worker heterogeneity…
Jul 2022
We investigate how changes in barriers to female labor force participation and in the child penalty affect occupational decisions, fertility and income. We build a general equilibrium model of…
Jun 2022
We study how disruptions in international production networks propagate across countries. We use comprehensive data on natural disasters around the globe over the last two decades from the EM-DAT and…
Jun 2022
This technical note compares the value chains and macro-processes of the Ministry of Economy (ME) of Brazil against the relevant management models and practices used by the ministries of finance,…
Jun 2022
Esta nota técnica compara as cadeias de valor e os macroprocessos do Ministério da Economia (ME) do Brasil em relação aos modelos e práticas de gesto relevantes usados pelos ministérios da fazenda,…
Jun 2022
Factores externos están causando disrupciones en la cadena de suministros de semiconductores a nivel global, comprometiendo la competitividad de sectores intensivos en tecnología. Como respuesta, las…
Jul 2021
As the global economy and workforce are constantly being diversified with a greater emphasis on technology, 21st Century citizens are required to acquire basic digital literacy competencies. In this…
Jun 2021
We analyze shocks to productivity, collateral constraint (credit shock), firm operation, and labor disutility in a model of firm dynamics with entry and exit. Shocks to firm operation and labor…
May 2021
This paper uses data on policy measures affecting services operation and trade to document and estimate the impact of different types of policy measures on services exports and imports, with a focus…
Apr 2021
How many times have you heard the term "human-centered design"? How about "human-centered technology"? These terms are often used interchangeably in conversations involving…
Apr 2021
¿Cuántas veces has escuchado el término "diseño centrado en personas"? ¿Qué tal "tecnología centrada en personas"? Estos términos se utilizan a menudo de manera intercambiable en…
Feb 2021
Este documento analiza el estado de los fondos de servicio universal en América Latina y el Caribe y desarrolla recomendaciones específicas relativas a criterios de eficiencia, estabilidad,…
Dec 2020
This Guideline is a tool to address issues on EST in national and sectorial policies and plans to relieve the negative effects of climate change in LAC. Its main objectives are: i) To be a practical…
Dec 2020
The purpose of this document is to provide an overview of the various resilience planning frameworks and explore their connections to cultural heritage and practices with especial reference to the…
Dec 2020
Este documento presenta la experiencia de Nueva Orleans en la construcción de la resiliencia de la ciudad a través del patrimonio cultural en respuesta a los efectos del huracán Katrina y las…